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Abusive boyfriend jailed after ‘psychological abuse’

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An abusive boyfriend has been locked up after he banned his girlfriend from using Snapchat during a campaign of ‘psychological abuse’. The couple met in April over Instagram but he became controlling a few days later when they became official. She finally went to the police following a barrage of 30 calls from her ex-boyfriend in […]

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11 Truths You Need to Know If You Grew Up Experiencing Childhood Abuse

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  When you’ve survived childhood abuse, it’s common to carry emotional baggage with you into adulthood. And it makes sense — if the only messaging you received in your upbringing was abusive, it’s no wonder children who were abused grow up to have greater struggles with self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and mental health. In addition to carrying […]

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Police prepare for domestic abuse surge during World Cup campaign

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  Police officers across the UK are preparing for an increase in domestic violence during England’s World Cup games.Several forces have joined the Give Domestic Abuse the Red Card campaign after research found domestic violence increased when England both lost and won matches during previous tournaments. Analysis by Lancaster University found during the last World […]

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Alex Skeel: Domestic abuse survivor was ‘days from death’

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A WOMAN HAS been prosecuted for the first time under the UK’s new domestic violence rules after repeatedly physically and psychologically abusing her partner, leaving him “10 days away from death”. Luton Crown Court was told Worth and Mr Skeel met at college in 2012 when they were both 16. From an early stage she had control […]

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Convicted Domestic Abusers Will No Longer Be Able To Own Guns In New York State

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The New York State Legislature passed a bill last week that would prohibit convicted domestic abusers from buying and owning all guns. The legislation requires convicted domestic abusers to surrender all firearms, closing a loophole in previous legislation that required abusers to surrender only handguns. In addition, New York law previously stated that domestic abusers convicted […]

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Don’t Confuse Love & Abuse

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When we enter into a serious relationship with someone, none of us expects to be treated badly. We are attracted to the positive qualities in a potential partner, we feel passionately towards them, we often ignore or fail to see any negative attributes, and we fall in love. But there is something else that influences […]